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Brooklyn's Finest Frankie Ends Drought Freedom FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2013 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here BROOKLYN’S FINEST FREEDOM CHILD CO-OWNER ONE TO WATCH George and Lori Hall=s Ruler on Ice (Roman Ruler) By Lucas Marquardt returns to the scene of his GI Belmont S. upset in An Italian-American owner who grew up on the tough today=s GII Brooklyn H. The 2011 Belmont was the streets of New York, hit it big in business, and now Kelly Breen-trainee=s only previous attempt at the 1 1/2- stands on the verge of upsetting one of the races he mile distance of the Brooklyn, and he enters off a cherishes most, the GI Belmont S.? It=s a story about second-place effort in Monmouth=s Majestic Light S. Mike Repole, right? Nope. It=s the story of Vinnie Viola, going an extended mile in the slop May 25. who, along with his wife Teresa, West Point The reigning GII Breeders= Cup Marathon champion Thoroughbreds and Spendthrift Farm, owns Freedom Calidoscopio (Arg) (Luhuk) was fifth last time out in Child (Malibu Moon), the winner of the GII Peter Pan S. Santa Anita=s GIII Tokyo City S. and the confirmed talking horse of the Belmont. in his first start since Freedom Child, as it turns out, is also the first horse transferring from the Guillermo the Violas purchased since re-entering the racing game Frankel stable. The highweight in the summer of 2011. was given the morning-line nod AI know how blessed and lucky and ridiculously in this spot. AHe=s a horse who charmed I am to be involved with a horse like Freedom continues to have his little Child,@ Viola, the chairman and CEO of one of the issues, but he=ll be ready to run country=s leading high-frequency electronic trading firms, Virtu Financial, and a former co-owner of the this week,@ said conditioner Ruler on Ice in the 2011 New Jersey Nets, said in an interview Thursday. It s a Mike Puype. AThe ultimate goal A = Belmont little surreal. I know I may not get another like him. is to have him ready to run a @ Adam Coglianese If you aren t familiar with St. Elias Stable, that could mile and three quarters in the = soon change. The operation owns several promising Breeders= Cup this fall, and we need to find some races sophomores, including, in partnership with West Point, out of town with him because there isn=t much [in the 3-year-old colt Ground Transport (Big Brown), a California] for him.@ winner of two of five lifetime and a solid fifth in the Also hailing from south of the Equator is Pablo GII Louisiana Derby; and the $700,000 KEESEP yearling Gomez=s Quick Casablanca (Chi) (Until Sundown). The Watrugonnadorosie (Curlin), a MSW winner at Belmont winner of Chili=s G1 El Derby Feb. 5 and Argentina=s G1 last fall and more recently a non-threatening fourth in Asociacion Latinoamericana S. Mar. 10 was third going the GII Gazelle S. The former is trained by Michael 1 1/4 miles over the turf at this venue for trainer Stidham, the latter Bill Mott. Tom Albertraini trains Christophe Clement in the Good Reward S. May. 15 in Freedom Child. Cont. p3 his first North American start. AHe came out of [the Good Reward] in good order and has had two breezes since,@ said Clement. AI know he stays, so it=s a fun race to see how he runs on dirt. He might be a little one-paced, so he might be better on dirt than on turf. We=ll try. It=s a bit difficult comparing North American form to Southern America. He was second best to a horse named Omayad (The Mighty Tiger) who has been running in the U.S. but hasn=t had too much success, so it=s difficult form to assess.@ FRANKIE ENDS DROUGHT Frankie Dettori rode his first winner since returning from his six-month suspension at Sandown yesterday evening and vowed to aim for a century of winners by the season=s end. Off the mark on the William Haggas- trained Asian Trader (GB) (Acclamation {GB}) in the five-furlong handicap on the card, the 42-year-old said, AI=ve only been riding five days, but I feel good, as I=ve done a lot of groundwork. Today, I had some good rides and I=ve done as much as a person can do to get fit. From day one, I=ve had tremendous feedback and I=ve started a new challenge. I=m aiming for 100 for the season, even if that may be an unrealistic target.@ In This Issue 60 Broad St., Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 (732) 747-8060 (732) 747-8955 (fax) www.thoroughbreddailynews.com www.thetdn.com Barry Weisbord, co-publisher [email protected] • @barryweisbord Sue Finley, co-publisher [email protected] • @suefinley Oxbow Sherackatthetrack Editorial [email protected] Jessica Martini, Editor-in-Chief Alan Carasso, Managing Editor Belmont Report Christina Bossinakis, Senior Editor Steve Sherack, Racing Editor Brian DiDonato, Racing Analyst/Soc. Media Dir. Steve Sherack continues his Belmont coverage as he reports on the Belmont Justina Severni, Assistant Editor contestants’ morning gallops from Big Sandy. Kelsey Riley, Assistant Editor Christie DeBernardis, Assistant Editor Coverage begins page 5 Advertising [email protected] Writers Up Alycia Borer, Director of Advertising Lia Kusch, Senior Advertising Designer James Trotter tells the story of Beach Beauty (SAf) (Dynasy {SAf}), who Sarah K. Andrew, Adv Assistant/Distribution carries the legacy of a loved one into Saturday’s G1 Gold Challenge at Clairwood. Amanda Crelin, Advertising Assistant Amanda Foster, Advertising Assistant Coverage begins page 7 Customer Service [email protected] Vicki Forbes, Director of Customer Service Information Technology Robert Williams, Director of IT [email protected] Gregg Casillo, DB Administrator, Programming [email protected] Business Development Gary King, Director of Business Development EST Race Click for TV [email protected] 5:11p Jaipur S.-GIII, BEL (brisnet.com PPs) HR/TVG 5:45p Brooklyn H.-GII, BEL (brisnet.com PPs) HR/TVG TDN Newmarket Bureau: Cafe Racing [email protected] Sean Cronin Tom Frary TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 6/7/13 • PAGE 3 of 9 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Last fall at Keeneland, meanwhile, St. Elias purchased FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI BELMONT S. four horses by itself and another, a $310,000 Tapit-- Free the Magic colt, along with West Point. St. Elias=s solo purchases were led by an $800,000 Unbridled=s Song--Miss Macy Sue colt. If Viola thinks he may not get another like Freedom Child, he could be right. Then again, with that firepower, he might get a few more like him. Especially if his success outside the racing game is anything to go by. Born in 1956, Vincent AVinnie@ Viola was raised in a devout Roman Catholic family in the Brooklyn Viola One to Watch (cont. from p1) neighborhood of Williamsburg. Viola=s father was a St. Elias also owns, by itself, the 3-year-old colt Third truck driver who loved attending the races at Aqueduct Knight (Cryptoclearance), a recent MSW winner at and Belmont, and he=d bring young Vinnie along. Belmont for the Mott barn. AIt=s a pretty common story--some of my youngest And there are more in the memories were going to the racetrack with my dad, and pipeline, as St. Elias has landed I was just fascinated with everything about it,@ said Viola. several nice prospects at the After graduating from the prestigious Brooklyn Tech yearling and High School, Viola received an appointment to the U.S. 2-year-old sales in recent years. Military Academy at West Point, and served as an Together with West Point, it officer in the 101st Airborne before returning to civilian purchased the as-yet unraced Tony life in the early 1980s. He joined the New York Adams (High Cotton), who at Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) as a trader, and worked $600,000 was the second-highest- Vinnie Viola his way to the top of the organization while earning the priced horse at the OBS April Sale. netsdaily.com reputation as a charismatic-but-tough leader. In 2001, At Keeneland April, the groups he was named chairman of NYMEX, and served in that signed for two horses together: the superbly named role for three years. Viola, in 2008, founded the New Tiznowforamerica (Tiznow) (thank you, Mr. Durkin), a York-based Virtu Financial, which made headlines last $150,000 colt; and Bold Charger (War Chant), a year when it made an all-cash $1.6 billion offer for $280,000 colt. Knight Capital (the bid was ultimately unsuccessful). TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 6/7/13 • PAGE 4 of 9 • thoroughbreddailynews.com In addition to his business acumen, Viola is known AVinnie=s a terrific guy, and a terrific business for his philanthropy. The Eden School for Autistic partner,@ said Finley yesterday. AHe=s a terrific role Children gave him its Man of the Year award; he model for West Pointers, and he really sets the co-founded the National Children's Educational Reform standard for us.@ Foundation, which is dedicated to the reform and The Violas christened their new operation St. Elias to improvement of inner-city education with an emphasis honor Vinnie=s late father, who was born in Italy on on bilingual programs in immigrant communities; and he July 20--St. Elias Day. gave $2 million to Fordham University to establish the Viola said he plans to take a step-by-step approach to Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J., Chair in Catholic Theology.
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